Hawkins

[ haw-kinz ]

noun

1. Sir Anthony Hope Anthony Hope, 1863–1933, English novelist and playwright.
2. Coleman, 1904–69, U.S. jazz saxophonist.
3. Also Sir John, 1532–95, English slave trader and rear admiral.

Hawkins

/ ˈhɔːkɪnz /

noun

1. HawkinsColeman19041969MUSMUSIC: jazz tenor saxophonist Coleman. 1904–69, US pioneer of the tenor saxophone for jazz
2. HawkinsSir John15321595MEnglishMILITARY: naval commanderPOLITICS: slave trader Sir John. 1532–95, English naval commander and slave trader, treasurer of the navy (1577–89); commander of a squadron in the fleet that defeated the Spanish Armada (1588)

Example Sentences

Monk said to Hawk, 'You're the great Coleman Hawkins, right?

From The Daily Beast

Sharpton had led a series of protest marches through Bensonhurst after Hawkins was killed.

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One of poems is titled “For Mrs. Hawkins” and is “in memory of Yusuf Hawkins.”

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Hawkins had sought to keep the peace by buying a Snickers bar.

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Two players who crossed paths with him were not allowed to enter the league in 1966, Connie Hawkins and Roger Brown.

From The Daily Beast

Well might Sir Charles Hawkins hesitate to believe what the experience of sixty years has barely sufficed to make plain to us.

From Project Gutenberg

His collected works, with autobiography, were published in 1865 under the editorship of Charles Hawkins.

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He will be in Exeter, miles away, probably working at papers of the law with my other friend, Peter Hawkins.

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As a theorist, Sir John Hawkins says, his book is equal in value to any now extant in any language.

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Csar Hawkins, Esq. deposed that he had been acquainted with the duchess several years, he believed not less than thirty.

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